Kenton County voters face a number of important decisions on election day, November 8, not just for national elections, but for state and local offices, from mayor to commission/council to board of education.
The choices vary from precinct to district so while we provide a sample county ballot here, voters should note the choices that are relevant to the individual voting precincts.
Everyone will be offered the choices for:
U.S. President/Vice President: Donald Trump/Michael Pence; Hillary Clinton/Timothy Kaine; Gary Johnson/Bill Weld; Rocky De La Fuente/Michael Sternberg; Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka; Even McMullin/Nathan Johnson.
U.S. Senator: Rand Paul; Jim Gray
U.S. Representative in Congress/4th Congressional District: Thomas Massie; Calvin Sidle.
Some precincts have these choices:
State Senator, 17th Senatorial District: Damon Thayer; Charlie Hoffman.
State Representative, 61st District: Brian Linder; Kevin Napier
State Representative, 64th District: Kimberly Poore Moser, Lucas Deaton
These candidates have no opposition:
State Senator, 23rd District: Chris McDaniel
State Representative, 63rd District: Diana St. Onge
State Representative, 65th District: Arnold Simpson
State Representative, 69th District: Adam Koenig
City of Covington:
Mayor: Joseph Meyer; Sherry Carran
Commissioners (Four): Bill Wells, Christi Blair, Stuart Warren, Jordan Huizenga, Michelle Williams, John J. Flesch, Tim Downing
City of Bromley:
City Council (Six): Lawrence Hamant, Micheal Kendall, Tim Wartman, Robert France, Gail Smith, Dianne Wartman, Mike Denham, Charles Foulks, Nancy Ann Kienker
City of Crescent Springs:
City Council (Six): Thomas Vergamini, Christie Arlinghaus, Bob Mueller, Matthew Zeck, Dale Ramsey, Carter Dickerson, Mike Daugherty
City of Crestview Hills:
City Council (Six): Arlene Luebbe, David Kramer, William Dorsey, Sharon Gronotte, Tim Adair, Frank Sommerkamp, Joseph Roesel
City of Edgewood
City Council (Seven): Nancy Atkinson, Joe Messmer, Tony Ward, Bob Thelen, Jeff Schreiver, Ben Barlage, Dale Henson, Tom Rauf
City of Elsmere
City Council (Six): Nancy Bowman, Aaron Moore, Bill Bradford, Gloria Grubbs, Alexis Tanner, Roy Smith III, Joanne Barnett-Smith
City of Erlanger
City Council (12): Stephen Montgomery, Daniel McElheney, Corine Pitts, Jim Speier, Patty Suedkamp, Joseph Engels, Don Skidmore, Kevin Burke, Victoria Kyle, Mark Setters, Vincent Bohman, Lawrence Wonderling, Bill Howard, Rene Skidmore, Randy Blankenship, Shane Longshore, Donald Niceley, Tom Kolkmeier, Jessica Fette, James Brown, Gary Meyer, Thomas Cahill, John Dunhoft, Kathy Cahill
City of Fairview
City Commissioners (Four): Beverly Willman, Albert Hopple, Brenda P. Hobbs, Fred Wilson Jr., Sherryl Godby
City of Ft. Mitchell
City Council (Seven): Kimberly Nachazel, Greg Pohlgeers, Beth Rose, Michael Stoeckle, Vicki Boerger, James Hummeldorf II, Dan Rice, Dennis Zahler, Mary Burns
City of Ft. Wright
City Council (Six): David Abeln, Mike Hoerlein, Bernie Wessels, Adam Feinauer, Scott Wall, Joe Averdick
City of Independence
City Council (Six): Al Daly, Jay Huber, Greg Waite, Jim Bushong, John Deaton, Dennis Clark, Patricia Taney, Bill Aseere, David Seeger, Carol Franzen, Thomas Brinker, Amy Engelman
City of Kenton Vale
City Commissioners (Four): Michael Burdge, Marsha Patrick, George Zunda, Dennis Briggs
City of Lakeside Park
City Council (Six): Rebecca Stewart, David Wolfer, Andrew Disken, Paul Markgraf, David Leonard, Dennis Landwehr
City of Ludlow
City Council(Six): John Gaiser, Justin Adcock, Brian Lokesak, Matt Williams, Michele Cartwright, Jordan Scheid, Richard Trump, Bill Whiteley, Josh Boone, Todd Lubbe, Tom Amann
City of Park Hills
City Council (Six): Andrew Smith, Bobby Fields, Krista Morrison, Gregory Claypole, Jason Reser, Pamela Spoor, Monty O’Hara, Mark Cooper, Brent Collins, Karl Oberjohn, Benton Dammel, Kathy Zembrodt, Steve Elkins
City of Ryland Heights
No candidates for four city commissioner seats
City of Taylor Mill
City Commissioners (Four): Sarah Frietch, Phil Peace, Matthew Martin, Mark Kreimborg, Ed Kuehne, Roger Reis, Daniel Murray
City of Villa Hills
City Council (Six): Mary Koenig, Gary Waugaman, Jennifer Vaden, Scott Ringo, Gregory Kilburn, George Bruns
City of Walton
City Council (Six): Stephanie Williams, Rosalyn Beach, Matthew Brown, Marguerite Stewart, Gabriel Brown, John Wainwright, Mike Wood
There are a number of Board of Education races throughout the county. Voters will find those listed in full on the sample ballot linked below, with districts and voting precincts identified for all of them:
Click here for Precinct Information and Locations.
If you aren’t certain of your precinct location or legislative district, click here to find that information.
Stay tuned to the NKyTribune for more coverage on key races on the November ballot.